Shortcuts

Essential keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys in Cinema 4D

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Ctrl + D

Create duplicate - most used command

E

Move tool - essential for positioning

R

Scale tool - resize objects

T

Rotate tool - rotate objects

C

Make Editable - convert to polygon

M

Model mode - switch to polygon editing

1

Points mode - edit vertices

2

Edges mode - edit edges

3

Polygons mode - edit faces

Ctrl + R

Render view - see materials

Alt + G

Group objects - organize scene

General

Ctrl + N

New project

Ctrl + O

Open project

Ctrl + S

Save

Ctrl + Shift + S

Save as

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Ctrl + Shift + Z

Redo

Backspace

Delete selected

Navigation

1

Front view

2

Right view

3

Top view

4

Perspective view

5

Back view

6

Left view

7

Bottom view

F

Frame selected

H

Frame all

Tools

E

Move tool

R

Scale tool

T

Rotate tool

L

Live Selection tool

K

Knife tool

B

Brush tool

M

Model mode

U

UV Editor

Modeling

C

Make Editable

1

Points mode

2

Edges mode

3

Polygons mode

4

Objects mode

Ctrl + A

Select all

Ctrl + I

Invert selection

U

Set UVW coordinates

Animation

F8

Record animation

F9

Play animation

F10

Stop animation

F11

Go to start

F12

Go to end

Shift + F

Add keyframe

Alt + S

Show F-Curve Manager

Rendering

Ctrl + R

Render view

Ctrl + Shift + R

Render settings

Ctrl + B

Render to Picture Viewer

Shift + R

Physical render

View

Space + Click

Quick menu

Alt + V

Toggle gouraud shading

Alt + X

Toggle x-ray mode

Alt + W

Toggle wireframe

Alt + B

Toggle backface culling

Tips & Tricks

Alt + Drag

Duplicate while moving/rotating/scaling

Shift + Drag

Constrain to axis while transforming

Ctrl + Drag

Snap to grid/objects while moving

Alt + G

Group objects together

Alt + B

Break object hierarchy